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Bill Hastings Jr.
Bill Hastings Jr. was a candidate for Matoaca District representative on the Chesterfield County School Board in Virginia. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Bill Hastings Jr. lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2015
Opposition
The Chesterfield County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to serve staggered four-year terms. All five seats were up for election on November 3, 2015.
John Erbach defeated fellow challenger Michael Jackson for the Dale District seat vacated by board member David Wyman. Rob Thompson defeated Bill Hastings Jr. to replace Thomas Doland in Matoaca District.
Incumbents Carrie Coyner and Dianne Smith and newcomer Javaid Siddiqi ran unopposed and won the Bermuda District, Clover Hill District and Midlothian District seats, respectively. Midlothian District board member Debra Girvin also did not file for re-election.
Results
| Chesterfield County School Board, Matoaca District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rob Thompson |
50.7% | 6,656 |
| Bill Hastings Jr. | 48.9% | 6,416 |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 50 |
| Total Votes | 13,122 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Hastings reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections as of October 28, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Hastings did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Candidate website
Hastings' campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
| “ |
As Matoaca District's School Board Representative Bill will:
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| —Bill Hastings Jr. (2015), [4] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Chesterfield County Public Schools, Virginia
- Chesterfield County Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Hastings for School Board, "Bill's Goals," accessed October 26, 2015
